Trump Administration Sends Preliminary FY 2018 Budget Framework to Agencies

The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) recently sent federal agencies a preliminary FY 2018 budget framework. The framework identifies its top-line funding amounts for the agencies and asks them for feedback on how they will achieve these targets. OMB officials said the budget framework identifies a $54 billion increase in defense and security spending and suggests the administration intends to fully offset this amount with nondefense program funding cuts.